As featured each year, several awards and sponsored prizes will be presented for best papers and outstanding contributions to the EIBA Annual Conference as well as to the IB community. Winners of the following awards & prizes (among others) will be announced and presented at the EIBA 2021 Madrid Conference:
Awards
BEST PAPER IN EACH TRACK PRIZE
The winners each receive a certificate.
Track 1. International Business and the 2030 Agenda
“Crimmigrants or role models? Immigrant CEOs and financial misrepresentation”
Michael Juergen Mueller & Taco Reus (Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Track 2. Economic Geography and International Business
“The effects of foreign entry on local innovation”
Giacomo Damioli (European Commission, Italy) & Giovanni Marin (Università di Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy / SEEDS, Italy)
Track 3. Innovation and Knowledge Management
“Intellectual property regimes and knowledge governance in MNEs: expatriate staffing in manufacturing subsidiaries”
Jongmin Lee (University of Reading, UK)
Track 4. Intersections between International Business & Public Policy
“Techno-nationalism and the (digital silk) road to state-driven standards-setting: implications to european firms”
Bent Petersen & Toshimitsu Ueta (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark)
Track 5. Global Value Chain
“Internationalisation, value chain configuration and the adoption of additive manufacturing technologies”
Giovanna Magnani (University of Pavia, Italy), Stefano Denicolai (University of Pavia, Italy) & Bent Petersen (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark)
Track 6. SMEs and International Entrepreneurship
“Are you tempted? How peer performance affects export market entry intensity and export market exit of SMEs”
Matthias Baum (University of Bayreuth, Germany), Sui Sui (Ryerson University, Canada) & Shavin Malhotra (University of Waterloo, Canada)
Track 7. Emerging Markets
“SMEs internationalisation and strategies for countering ‘Dark Side’ of networks: A developing country perspective”
S. Ahmad (University of Derby, UK), P. Dimitratos University of Glasgow, UK), D. K Boojihawon (University of Birmingham, UK) & S. Zyglidopoulos Kedge Business School, France)
Track 8. Business History
“The untold story: teaching cases on multinational enterprises in US Business Schools and the rise off International Business as a new academic field, 1955-1963”
Rolv Peter Amdam, Gabriel R. G. Benito & Birgitte Grogaard (BI Norwegian Business School, Norway)
Track 9. MNE Organization and Strategy
“Disentangling the corporate dffect: selective attention within multinational firms”
Daniel S. Andrews (Western University, Canada), Stav Fainshmidt (Florida International University, USA), Markus Fitza (Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany) & Sumit Kundu (Florida International University, USA)
Track 10. International Finance, Accounting & Corporate Governance
“Responsible blockholders, CEOs, and tax-motivated international relocations of corporate headquarters: a social identity perspective”
A. Eerola (KU Leuven, Belgium), A. Slangen (KU Leuven, Belgium) & R. Valboni (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
Track 11. International Marketing
“Consumer intentions to purchase on foreign multi-sided digital platforms: a context of the COVID-19 pandemic”
Marzanna Katarzyna Witek-Hajduk & Anna Grudecka (SGH Warsaw School od Economics, Poland)
Track 12. International Human Resources Management and Cross Cultural Issues
“Understanding how perceived CSR enhances career satisfaction: a moderated mediation model of organizational pride, collectivism and masculinity”
Basheer Al-Ghazali (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia)
Track 13. International Business Networks
“Dual embeddedness as a determinant of competence-creating subsidiaries: a dynamic reinforcing spiral”
Fariza Achcaoucaou & Paloma Miravitlles (University of Barcelona, Spain)
Track 14. New Approaches and Methods in IB Research in the 2020s
“Problematising paradigms & qualitative research in International Business: state of the field, thoughts & ways forward”
R. Aguzzoli (Durham University, UK), J. Lengler (Durham University), UK, S. R. Miller (University of Texas, USA), J. Aroles (Durham University, UK), A. Chidlow (University of Birmingham, UK) & S. Bhankaraully (University of Essex, UK)
DANNY VAN DEN BULCKE BEST PAPER PRIZE
For the best International Business paper presented at the conference – regardless of the age(s) of the author(s).
The winners each receive a certificate, and the award-winning paper is granted a money prize of €1,000.
“Problematising paradigms & qualitative research in International Business: state of the field, thoughts & ways forward”
R. Aguzzoli (Durham University, UK), J. Lengler (Durham University), UK, S. R. Miller (University of Texas, USA), J. Aroles (Durham University, UK), A. Chidlow (University of Birmingham, UK) & S. Bhankaraully (University of Essex, UK)
EIBA BEST DOCTORAL THESIS PROPOSAL IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AWARD
For the best doctoral thesis proposal in International Business presented at the John H. Dunning Doctoral Tutorial.
The winner receives a certificate and a €1,000 money prize.
Michael Wolfesberger (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria)
“Configuring and Restructuring the Foreign Investment Portfolio»
SSE GUNNAR HEDLUND AWARD
For the best PhD thesis in the field of International Business (completed within the time frame of 1 July 2018 – 30 June 2021).
The award is administered by the Stockholm School of Economics (SEE).
The winner receives a medal, a certificate and a €10.000 money prize.
Michał Budryk (Uppsala University, Sweden)
«Fat cats? A Case for the Swedish Managers’ Making Sense of the Developing Markets»
COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL PRIZE
For the best International Business paper presented at the conference written by an author or authors under 40 years of age.
The award is administered by the Copenhagen Business School (CBS).
Winners can either choose to receive the prize in cash (€3,000 money prize but with a 50% Danish tax deduction) or (in non-taxable funds) as reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses in connection to a research stay at one of the three CBS sponsoring Departments: Department of International Economics, Governance and Business (EGB), Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC), and Department of Strategy and Innovation (SI).
“Intellectual property regimes and knowledge governance in MNEs: expatriate staffing in manufacturing subsidiaries”
Jongmin Lee (University of Reading, UK)
IBR BEST JOURNAL PAPER OF THE YEAR AWARD
For the best IBR article published in the previous year’s volume.
The award is administered by The International Business Review (IBR) –published by Elsevier.
The winners each receive a certificate, and the award-winning article is granted a money prize of €1,000.
“In CEOs we trust: when religion matters in cross-border acquisitions. The case of a multifaith country” (2020)
Diana W.P. Kwok (Université de Strasbourg, France), Pierre-Xavier Meschi (Aix-Marseille Université, France / SKEMA Business School, France) & Olivier Bertrand (Fundação Getulio Vargas – Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration, Brazil)
GSJ GLOBAL STRATEGY RESEARCH PRIZE
For the best paper relating to the topic of “Global Strategy” presented at the conference.
The award is administered by The Global Strategy Journal (GSJ) –published by The Strategic Management Society (SMS).
The winners each receive a certificate, and the award-winning paper is granted a money prize of €500.
“Financial crime and punishment: a meta-analysis”
Laure de Batz (Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic) & Evzen Kocenda (Charles University, Czech Republic)
LAZARIDIS INSTITUTE BEST PAPER AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
For the best paper relating to the topic of “International Entrepreneurship and SMEs” presented at the conference.
The award is administered by the Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises.
“Effects of e-commerce firms’ internationalization rhythm and speed on firm growth: do institutional distances play a role?”
Carolina Sinning & Bernhard Swoboda (Trier University, Germany)
EIBA BEST REVIEWER AWARD
For the best Reviewer of the conference -who generously donates time and energy to read through papers and provides constructive comments to authors of EIBA Annual Conference submissions.
The award is administered by Madrid City Council.
The winners each receive a certificate and a €500 money prize.
Katerina Kampouri (University of Macedonia, Greece)
Magdalena Teissandier (TBS Education, France)
EIBA DISTINGUISHED HONORARY FELLOWSHIP AWARD
The EIBA Fellows recognize notable figures in the International Business world.
The selected recipients have distinguished themselves in one or more of the four functions or categories listed below:
- Deans of schools (or those in other similar posts) who have made a substantial contribution to the development of International Business studies
- Business leaders
- Distinguished scholars who have by their writing and work considerably influenced the thinking of IB researchers and practitioners in the field
- Leading figures (or those formerly having played notable roles) in international public and non-governmental organisations
The ideal candidate for this award is someone who has worked on European or related business issues, but who is not necessarily an EIBA member or resident of the country in which EIBA is holding its Annual Conference.
The winner receives a ceremonial plaque.
Awarded to Manuel Conthe